Food Service Worker I - OC

City of Hope•Irvine, CA

About The Position

The Food Service Worker I assists with food preparation, storage, setup, service, and cleanup in food preparation areas across City of Hope property. The role may involve working at service counters, steam tables, beverage areas, or a trayline, and may include customer interaction in serving, retail, and dining areas. The employee maintains clean and sanitary workstations, kitchen areas, equipment, and utensils, and follows City of Hope and regulatory policies and procedures for food safety, infection control, safety, and risk management. The position also involves attending required training and safety meetings and maintaining confidentiality and professional integrity.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience.
Follow food safety, sanitation, safety, risk management, and infection control procedures.
Maintain confidentiality and demonstrate integrity and honesty.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of basic equipment operation.
Knowledge of cash-handling procedures.

Responsibilities

Assist with preparing hot and/or cold foods and storing food according to temperature requirements and spoilage considerations.
Read recipes or product directions and estimate food requirements.
Use kitchen utensils to weigh, measure, mix, wash, peel, cut, grind, stir, strain, season, and knead food for cooking, serving, or storage; may taste-test products.
Brew coffee and tea.
Set up food service stations with entrées, soups, salads, breads, condiments, other food products, and utensils.
Serve and replenish food from counters and steam tables, sometimes using a conveyor food-belt, and break down stations after meal periods.
Assist customers in serving, retail, and dining areas, including opening containers or cutting food when requested.
Perform general stocking duties in service areas, maintain supply and equipment records as needed, and restock other beverage areas when required.
Inspect workstations for compliance with service standards and clean and sanitize workstations and equipment in accordance with City of Hope and regulatory procedures.
Maintain kitchen work areas, equipment, and utensils, including washing dishes, polishing silver, washing pots, cleaning tables and other surfaces, sweeping and mopping or vacuuming floors, and removing trash and garbage.
Use specific chemicals to clean equipment and meet sanitary standards.
Attend allergy and foodborne illness training, safety meetings, safety training, hazard assessments, and assigned classroom or virtual training programs.
May work on a trayline to distribute food.
Comply with company safety and risk management policies and procedures and report accidents and injuries promptly.
Follow City of Hope and department policies, procedures, objectives, performance improvement, attendance, safety, environmental, and infection control guidelines, including the Code of Conduct and Compliance Plan.
Maintain confidentiality and demonstrate integrity and honesty.